Expect downtown traffic this Saturday, Oct. 31 for Halloween event

CHELAN -   This year, the Historic Downtown Chelan Association (HDCA) invites you to drive through a ghostly downtown Chelan to receive Halloween goody bags on Saturday, October 31 from 5 – 7 p.m.  
 
Drivers who do not plan to participate in the event should expect traffic delays on the Old Bridge and Woodin Avenue. It is recommended that drivers avoid the area during the event hours if possible. Parking will be restricted on Woodin Ave between Columbia and Sanders streets starting at 4 p.m. in preparation for the event.  
 
If you plan to participate in the drive-thru trick-or-treat event, vehicles will stage in the high school parking lot. Enter the parking lot from S Farnham St and await instructions from volunteers. See map for details.  
 
We look forward to seeing all of you ghouls, ghosts and goblins this Saturday in historic downtown Chelan!  
 
Drive-thru Trick-or-Treat Route
Vehicles will stage in the high school parking lot and proceed to Woodin Avenue to cross the old bridge and enter downtown. Spooky décor and haunted characters await as you drive through historic downtown. You will have the opportunity to enter the “Car-stume” Contest if you wish, and then will receive your Trick-or-Treat goody bags at the end of the processional.  
 
Car-stume Contest Details
The HDCA will host a “Car-stume” Contest this year with $250 in Chamber Bucks for the family with the most creative costume for their car and passengers! One $250 gift certificate will be given to the most creative Halloween costume and one $250 gift certificate for the most creative Dia de los Muertos costume.
 
Here’s how to participate:

 Decorate your car and/or dress up your passengers in Halloween or Dia de los Muertos attire!

 Come up with a creative Team Name for online voting.

 Enter the staging area at the High School and follow the route into downtown.

 Fill out a "Car-stume” Contest entry form that volunteers will hand out at the beginning of the processional.

 “Say Cheese!” at the intersection of Woodin Avenue and Emerson Street, where we’ll take your photo for online voting.  

The community will have an opportunity to vote on their favorite Car-stumes online.